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          <span class="refentrytitle">p</span>
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        <p>p — 
      Show the value in a given p-field.
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        <h2>Description</h2>
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      Show the value in a given p-field.
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        <h2>Syntax</h2>
        <pre class="synopsis"><span class="command"><strong>p</strong></span>(x) </pre>
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      This function works at i-rate and k-rate.
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      <span class="emphasis"><em>x</em></span> -- the number of the p-field.
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      The value returned by the <span class="emphasis"><em>p</em></span> function is the value in a p-field. 
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      Here is an example of the p opcode. It uses the file <a class="ulink" href="examples/p.csd" target="_top"><em class="citetitle">p.csd</em></a>.

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            <strong>Example 596. Example of the p opcode.</strong>
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            <p>See the sections <a class="link" href="UsingRealTime.html" title="Real-Time Audio"><em class="citetitle">Real-time Audio</em></a> and <a class="link" href="CommandFlags.html" title="Csound command line"><em class="citetitle">Command Line Flags</em></a> for more information on using command line flags.</p>
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<span class="csdtag">&lt;CsoundSynthesizer&gt;</span>
<span class="csdtag">&lt;CsOptions&gt;</span>
<span class="comment">; Select audio/midi flags here according to platform</span>
<span class="comment">; Audio out   Audio in</span>
-odac           -iadc    <span class="comment">;;;RT audio I/O</span>
<span class="comment">; For Non-realtime ouput leave only the line below:</span>
<span class="comment">; -o p.wav -W ;;; for file output any platform</span>
<span class="csdtag">&lt;/CsOptions&gt;</span>
<span class="csdtag">&lt;CsInstruments&gt;</span>

<span class="comment">; Initialize the global variables.</span>
<span class="ohdr">sr</span> <span class="op">=</span> 44100
<span class="ohdr">kr</span> <span class="op">=</span> 4410
<span class="ohdr">ksmps</span> <span class="op">=</span> 10
<span class="ohdr">nchnls</span> <span class="op">=</span> 1

<span class="comment">; Instrument #1.</span>
<span class="oblock">instr</span> 1
  <span class="comment">; Get the value in the fourth p-field, p4.</span>
  i1 <span class="op">=</span> <span class="opc">p</span>(4)

  <span class="opc">print</span> i1
<span class="oblock">endin</span>


<span class="csdtag">&lt;/CsInstruments&gt;</span>
<span class="csdtag">&lt;CsScore&gt;</span>

<span class="comment">; p4 = value to be printed.</span>
<span class="comment">; Play Instrument #1 for one second, p4 = 50.375.</span>
<span class="stamnt">i</span> 1 0 1 50.375
<span class="stamnt">e</span>


<span class="csdtag">&lt;/CsScore&gt;</span>
<span class="csdtag">&lt;/CsoundSynthesizer&gt;</span>
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      Its output should include lines like:
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instr 1:  i1 = 50.375
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        <h2>Credits</h2>
        <p>Example written by Kevin Conder.</p>
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